Up until about two months ago, I was the last writer I knew still using the Word Perfect word processing program. I was also about three versions behind and Corel (the creator of Word Perfect) no longer supported my version. If I wanted the newest version, I’d have to pay hundreds of dollars for it….
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An Experiment in Decreasing Book Launch Stress
People are going to read it. Not just friendly people who love you.
You’ve hoped all along that the reading masses will love and adore your book. Universal praise! Money! Fans! Helicopters!
Nope. Even the most successful of books have their share of haters. Trolls will read your book. Critics. Reviewers. Readers who don’t understand what you were trying to do and totally miss the point.
Or, worse, maybe nobody will read it. Maybe you’ll send your little book out into the world and it will drift, lonely and unloved, in a tiny little backwater somewhere far away from civilization.
Guest Aimie K. Runyan: The Author’s Curse: Imposter Syndrome
“So what do you do?” A well-meaning grey haired gentleman asked me at my husband’s office holiday party. I took a moment to become very interested in my glass of mediocre Prosecco. I loathe the question. It’s a loaded one, and even when given with the best of intentions. People ask what you do with…
Guest Terry Banker: How to Write a Symple Synopsis
Like the misspelling in the title made you read the next line, a synopsis is a promise that says Trust me, dear reader. If you like my synopsis, you’ll love my novel. Synopsis? Ugh. Don’t worry. You’re not a lone. All writers hate writing a synopsis. To us, it’s impossible to explain 500 pages of…
A SURPRISING SOURCE OF INSPIRATION YOU MAY NOT HAVE THOUGHT OF
When I define myself, I don’t call myself a writer. I call myself a storyteller (in point of fact I like the term raconteur.) The distinction, to me, is an important one. As a writer, my entire world is the written word, fiction or non-fiction, novel-length or short subject. As a storyteller, I embrace all…